New to the men's squad and running this weekend are: Omar Alvarado and Michael McEvoy.

The Matador women finished seventh at the Big West Cross Country Championship last season led by Morejon's third-place finish. Ley also was a factor in her first season running for the Matadors as she placed 38th at the conference championship.

The Northridge men finished eighth in 2009 while Olea was the Matadors' top distance runner finishing 42nd at the Big West Championship.

Morejon and Olea advance to the 2009 NCAA West Regional in Springfield, Ore., where Morejon finished 50th in 22:10.20 and Olea was 140th in 34:11.70.

In the 2010 Big West Coaches Preseason Poll, the Northridge women were picked to finish eighth with 20 points while the men were picked to finish eighth with eight points.

UC Santa Barbara was predicted to win the women's cross country title while the Cal Poly men were selected to capture the crown.